By Professor Richard A. Byron-Cox Attending a major calypso show this past Vincy Mas, I heard one of the MCs being more ghetto Jamaican than Jungle itself, for the entire show. This was an insult to Vincentian intelligence, not to mention culture!! The reverse could NEVER happen in Jamaica! NEVER!! Jamaica offers originality to our Caribbean cultural potpourri, so too we must cherish our Vincy heritage. But it’s now commonplace for some to use Kingston ghettos’ lewdest language in daily discourse, discarding our linguistic patrimony, which from days of yore remains a wisdom-fill, flamboyantly beautiful, “sweeter than sugar” patois. Older…
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The group representing Team SVG, dubbed as “SVG Robotics”, places SVG on the map at the FIRST Global Robotics competition in Geneva, Switzerland which concluded on Sunday, October 16th. The team’s greatest achievement at the competition was the attainment of the FIRST Global Safety Award for exemplifying safe engineering design of the robot, safe engineering practices as well as safe gameplay during the ranking matches. At the global setting, team SVG ranked 80th out of 164 countries who attended the competition and 6th out of 12 Caribbean Countries, ranking above engineering giant countries the likes of The Netherlands, Canada and…
INTRODUCTION On the 27th of this month, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will celebrate 43 years as an independent nation, having gained its independence from Britain in 1979. The last 43 years have been one of mixed circumstances that have seen us as a people encountering many challenges, suffering many setbacks, while also experiencing the joy of many successes. Our successes have not come without its sacrifices, but those sacrifices and the difficulties associated with them, have served to shape our attitudes as a people making us more resilient. This country has seen three governments since its independence: the St.…
The ULP regime has been in office since 2001, yet their main economic strategy is still begging and borrowing. Begging and borrowing is a backward mentality and running the economy on begging and borrowing for two decades has created the crime and social instability that we see today in our country. Leader of SVG Green Party, Warrant Officer Ivan Bertie O’Neal BSc (Hons), MSc, MBA, has been stressing for years the critical need for the SVG economy to be driven by productive sectors with an export orientation. The ULP regime has taken the opposite approach, driving the SVG economy by…
Natalia Bute, a 33-year-old auditor will return to the Serious Offences Court on November 22 for a Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into allegations of fraud. Bute is charged with two counts of making, and two counts of using a false instrument, to wit, a letter to Flow, with the intention that she shall use it to induce Moisha Vincent of Belair to accept a genuine, and by reason of so accepting it, to do an act to the prejudice of Terrance Matthews of Pembroke. Those offenses were reportedly committed on December 16, 2021. Bute is also charged with using an instrument…
(Excerpts of Dr. Friday’s Address to the Women’s Arm Convention) The work of the women’s arm is critically important to our Party and to our country. Over the years, the Women’s Arm has contributed immeasurably to the effectiveness and appeal of the NDP. It has conducted national programs for children and youth, raised funds for various causes, and has always been a strong advocate for women both in the party and nationally. In the various constituencies, the local branches–where they exist– have been doing likewise. We must continue to strengthen both the national body and the branches so that they…
Company offloads largest ever grains shipment to St. Vincent & the Grenadines. As part of its ongoing transformation and the pursuit of Plant Excellence and Commercial Agility, ECGC, the East Caribbean Group of Companies, this week landed a company record importation of grains, with its largest shipment ever. This forms part of the Group’s efforts to create supply reliability and price stability in its markets. This 13,000 MT capacity vessel, MV SIDER TYRONA, anchored at ECGC’s dock at Campden Park, carrying a shipment of Wheat, Soya, and Corn, which is a 34% increase over the company’s last shipment, this past…
Minister of Agriculture Saboto Caesar has received commendation from Minister of Transport Montgomery Daniel, on his Award of Excellence from the Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture (IICA).Minister Daniel who was at the time acting Prime Minister gave the commendation during an appearance on NBC Radio’s Face to Face program. ‘I want to equally express sincere congratulations and thanks to Minister Caesar, Minister of Agriculture here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Minister Caesar was recognised for his very important work and his contribution to agriculture, not only in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, but to the region as a…
The Republic of China (Taiwan)’s ambassador to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Peter Sha Li-Lan while on WEFM’s Issue At Hand program on Sunday emphasized the importance of the cooperation between the two nations.The Taiwanese Ambassador said this has played a vital role in terms of bilateral cooperation, going on to say that it was especially important following the COVID-19 pandemic. ‘I think that cooperation in public health has played a vital role in terms of our bilateral cooperation, that was especially important after the COVID-19 situation. I would say, through our own estimation, we have already put in over…
The Traffic Department of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) wishes to inform the general public of the traffic arrangements for the Funeral Service for the five (5) men who died in the motor vehicle accident that occurred on 11 September 2022 in Sandy Bay. The funeral service will take place on Sunday 16th October 2022 at 9:00 am at Clare Valley Primary School. Arrangements are as follows:- Motorists traveling into Clare Valley would use the Campden Park/Questelles and Philo’s Gas Station routes and then exit at the ULP office in Chauncey. Parking would be permitted:-…